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The library licenses some of our film content directly with the streaming platform Kanopy. PSU users must sign in using their ODIN account in order to access the films that we license from this vendor. Recently, Kanopy has updated their platform to suggest and in some cases require that users create a Kanopy account. Please … Continue reading the article: Kanopy now requires account creation to view films on some devices →

Portland State University (PSU) Library is pleased to announce the publication of our newest open textbook, Daily Departures: Speed Reading Passages for English Language Learners, by Regina Weaver. Daily Departures: Speed Reading Passages for English Language Learners is a collection of twenty 200-225 word reading passages written primarily within the 1,000-word level of the New General Service … Continue reading the article: New Open Textbook →

The PSU Library invites you to share your thoughts about safety and security in the Library. We’ve placed posters on the wall between the coffee shop and the computer lab on the 1st floor to solicit feedback on this important topic.  The posters will be up for a week, so stop by and write down … Continue reading the article: Safety and Security in the Library →

Join ASPSU for an interactive display about textbook costs and simple ways that you can help get Open Educational Resources on campus. Open Education Resources are free and reduced cost textbooks, which can help you financially. At the end of the tour of “The Museum of Irrelevant Textbooks” feel free to write a letter to … Continue reading the article: Free Food and Free Knowledge →

  Connect with the PSU Library community and share your thoughts about safety and security in the Library!   We want to hear what you think about safety and security in the Library. Join us for a listening session and help inform future library security policies. We’ll discuss your top security concerns and how they … Continue reading the article: Listening Sessions: Security in the Library →

Manage your research and citations with free citation management software. Zotero and Mendeley both allow you to download citations and articles from various websites and databases, electronically store and organize the citations, annotate and highlight articles, and format the citations for your paper and bibliography. This workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of Zotero and … Continue reading the article: Zotero and Mendeley Workshop →

On February 28th, 2019, the University of California System announced that it had ended months of contract negotiations with Elsevier Publishing and has terminated all subscriptions.  According to a UC System press release, “Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC’s key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated … Continue reading the article: PSU Library to review contract with Elsevier, scientific publishing giant →

Portland is a great city for writers! Portland is a great city for readers! Portland is a great city for local publishers! The PSU Library regularly purchases books published by numerous local publishing houses. This Spring Break, go on an adventure with the help of the library by exploring the following publishing houses & titles … Continue reading the article: Spring Break – Read Local Authors →

Portland State University Library is pleased to announce the publication of our newest open textbook, Inferring and Explaining, by Jeffery L. Johnson. Inferring and Explaining is a book in practical epistemology. It examines the notion of evidence and assumes that good evidence is the essence of rational thinking. Evidence is the cornerstone of the natural, … Continue reading the article: New Open Textbook →

The annual report from PDXScholar shows the growing and continued impact of the work of Portland State University faculty, staff, and students. Portland State University Library released its annual report today, with several notable highlights, including a new benchmark: in 2018 alone, there were more than one million downloads of works from PDXScholar.  The year also … Continue reading the article: PDXScholar Year in Review: More than 1 Million Downloads in 2018 →